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Researchers Aim To "Read Minds" of PC Users
hhavensteincw writes "Scientists at Tufts University are researching the use of light aimed at the forehead to measure the stress, work overload, or distraction a computer user may be feeling, as a way to adjust the UI to adapt to a user's emotional state. The research combines biomedical engineering and machine learning to adjust the UI. The project, which requires users to wear a futuristic head band, uses light to measure the flow of oxygenated blood to the brain that signals a user's rising stress levels typically associated with increasingly difficult tasks."
I wonder how a resident daemon would interpret the user's reaction after typing "rm -rf /" instead of "rm -rf ./"
How would it adjust the UI to fit his mood? Perhaps a soothing blue would be in order.
Raise of my temperature means I'm wanking off at porn.... No surprise to me ;-)
... welcome our mind-reading, futuristic-headband-enforcing UI-adjusting overlords!
Aha. I always wondered what HAL's light was for...
"Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."
If my computer "adjusts" its UI the way HAL did, I'm gonna kick it's ass...
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1. You're late for a presentation
2. You fire up PowerPoint in a desperate attempt to make some crucial changes to keep your potential customers happy
3. Your computer sees that you're stressed... which it considers to be unhealthy
4. Then Clippy pops up and says 'I can't do that Dave'!